Chesty cough? These symptoms indicate you’ve actually got a chest infection

The symptoms of a chesty cough are slightly different from that of a dry or tickly cough.  They’re often caused by an over-production of mucus due to viral infections due to a cold or flu, which often clear up on their own within three weeks.  But a chesty cough can also be an individual symptom […]

How to get rid of a chesty cough: Ditch medicine for this one ingredient hot drink remedy

DRY, tickly and mucus are just a few of the types of cough which circulate round this time of year. One of the hardest to contend with is the chesty cough. But while reaching for the medicine cabinet may seem like your first port of call, a doctor has recommended a simple hot drink as […]

Dry, chesty cough? How to get rid of the Aussie flu symptom – and if cough medicine works

Aussie flu has been wreaking havoc in the UK, and cases of people with symptoms is still rising The H3N2 strain of the influenza virus was given the nickname ‘Aussie flu’ after it caused trouble in Australia over its winter.  In the latest Public Health England report, released on Thursday, it was revealed 598 people […]